Spanner wrench



April 14, 1959 D, E, HOTTLE 2,881,648

SPANNER WRENCH Filed June 28, 195'7 INVENTOR. DWIGHT E. HOTTLE BY MATTORNEY United States Patent SPANNER WRENCH Dwight E. Hottle, SilverLake, Ohio Application June 28, 1957, Serial No. 668,815 3 Claims. (Cl.81--90) This invention relates to golfing accessories, and inparticular, relates to a golfing accessory that is capable of performingthe dual function of setting a tee and tightcning a golf cleat of thetype normally provided on a golfers shoe.

In 'co-pending application Serial No. 514,083, of Dwight E. Hottle,filed June 8, 1955, for Golfing Accessory" for Positioning Golf Tee, andnow US. Patent 2,801,852 there was disclosed an improved type ofgolfingaccessory of the type above described. In this accessory, therewas'provided a unitary body that had a blind bore extending inwardlyfrom one ground or cleat engaging end and which also had a slotted sidewall to accommodate and facilitate reception of the tee within thisblindbo're. In addition, this co-pending application also disclosedthe'use of;pin members that were provided the ground or cleat engagingend surface of the accessorytool so that upon tightening .of the handlethat a turning or tightening'action could be effectuated upon the cleatsof the shoes of a golfer.

While the above type. of bufiiing accessory has been foundto begenerally satisfactory in usage, it has been found that'in use as awrench for tightening the cleats,

that the pin members being embedded in the plastic material that formsthe body, oftentimes break upon the application of extreme turning forceby the user. Specifically, it has been found that since these pins aredisposed in the region surrounding the blind bore within which the cleatmay be received, that the same are separated from the blind bore by arelatively thin wall section, which, upon application of extreme turningforce by the user, tends to break or otherwise give way to thus permitthe pin to fall out with the result that the tightening function of thewrench is prematurely destroyed, although the same will still possessutility as a tee-setting device.

It has been found that if the individual pin structure of the abovereferred-to co-pending application is replaced with a unitary pinmember, that includes projecting pins that are interconnected by anarcuate member, that improved results will occur in view of the factthat the arcuate member, as well as the shank end of the pin, will atall times be embedded within the body material so as to provideadditional surfaces and points of support for the projecting ends of thepins during use as a wrench.

It accordingly becomes a principal object of this invention to providean improved type of golfing accessory that has a combined usage as atee-setter and a golfing wrench, and further characterized by the factthat the same is adaptable to withstanding higher applications ofturning torque when in use as a wrench.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide an improvedgolfing accessory of the type described that is characterized by extremeruggedness of the wrench feature thereof, and further characterized bythe fact that the unitary pin assembly portion can be inexpensively andaccurately positioned with respect to the body of the golfing accessorywith a minimum amount of difiiculty.

2,88 l ,648 Patented Apr. I 14, 1959 ICE These and other objects of theinvention will become more apparent upon a reading of the followingbrief specification, considered and interpreted in the light of theaccompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end elevation accessory.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a view taken on the lines. 3, 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the improved pin unit.

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating the removal of a cleat byuse of the improved golfing accessory.

Referring now to the drawings and in particular to Figures 1 through 3thereof, the improved tee-holder,

of the improved golfing generally designated by the numeral 10, is shownas being defined by a grippinghandle 11 and a circular body portion. 12that joins with. the gripping handle 11 so as to form therewith atee-shaped holder 10; the arrangement being such that an enlargedportion 13 defines a ground or cleat-engaging surface 14, with the pinunit 15 being capable of coaction with the golf cleat C as shown inFigure 5, so that removal or tightening of the cleat C may beeffectuated upon turning of the handle 11. Also, and as best shown inFigure 2 of the drawings, the one face of the accessory 10 may beprovided with an undercut area indicated generally by the numeral 16,within which advertising medium or other descriptive letteringillustrated in Figure -2 and Figure-3, is shown leading into a blindbore indicated generally by the numeral 21 and extending axiallyinwardly of the body portion 12 from the end surface 14 to an internalend surface 23, with the sidewall portion of the bore 21 being taperedin complemental relationship to an outlined configuration of a golf teeso that portion 24 of slot 21 may accommodate the head of the tee whilethe shank or the lower portion of the tee may be received within theportion 25.

It is to be understood in this regard that slot 20 leads directly intothe bore 21 with this relationship best being shown in Figure 3 of thedrawings, and in this manner, the tee can be passed through the slot 20for positioning and retention within the bore 21 as has been previouslydescribed and explained in connection with the above referred-toco-pending application.

Referring next to Figure 4 for a detailed consideration of the pin unitv15, it will be seen that the same includes a unitary body having anarcuate section 30 that connects at its arcuate end with pin portions 31and 32; the arrangement being such that the ends 31a and 32a of the pinsegments 31 and 32 respectively, project beyond the surface 14 as isclearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, while the arcuateportion 30 encircles the bore 21 as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of thedrawings. Preferably, the pin unit 15 is made of formed steel and aswill be noted in the preferred embodiment illustrated in the drawings,the same is arranged so that the pin portions 31 and 32 extend axiallyof the body portion 12 on opposite sides of the bore 21, while thearcuate portion 30 is disposed in a condition of encirclement withrespect to the bore 21, as well as being disposed in substantialparallelism to the end surface 14.

In use or operation of the improved accessory as a teesetting device, itis believed apparent that the tee will be "to" the-handle portion 11,the

passed through slot 20 for receptioninhore 21, at which time the hand ofthe user may be placed over the slot 20 and the tee positioned by merelyapplying axial force on-the body portion 12 whichwill cause the tee-tobe set iir-the mann'er'-thatis=-tully described in the above referred-toco-pendingapplication:-

. When it is desired to use the golfing accessoryash wrench fortightening the cleats in 'the rnanner shown "inFigure-fi itis-believedsapparent that the same will have the end surface 14 appliedover the cleatwith the actual cleat portion-thereof=being received 'inthe bore 21 while the opening apertures of the cleat(not shown) "will'receive the projecting ends- 3'laand 32a Ofilhe pin unit 15. At thistime, upon application of turning force cleat may be tightened orloosendas-desired."--

' Itw'ill-"be seen from the :foregoing -'that :there:has been provided-anew and novel 'typeof golfing accessory characterized bythe fact that:thesameis capable of a multiplicity of usesto the-average golfer: -Ithas' been shown how the provision of the unitary type of pin membergre'atly enhances the lastingqualities of' the golfing accessory, sincethe same is less susceptible to breakage or premature destruction due toabnormal usage;

While 'a full and complete disclosure of the invention has been setforth in accorda'nce with the-dictates ofthe patent statutes, it is notintended that the invention be so Accordingly, modifications of theinvention 'may be resorted-to with'out'departing" from the spirit hereofor the scope of the appended claims.

I This application is a continuation-in-partofco-pending application ofDwight E; Hottle," Serial No. 514,083; filed June 8,195, for GolfingAccessory for Positioning Golf Tee and now US. Patent 2,801,852.

Iclaim:

' 1. A oirwren'chrcsr use on'golf'shoecleats; comprising; an elongateplastic body having a handle end and an opposed cleat-engaging endhaving a blind boreextending inwardly therefrom; a pin unit embedded insaid body and having only end portions of opposed pins projecting fromsaid cleat-engaging end on opposite sides of said blind bore; saidopposed pins being interconnected by an arcuate arm disposedsubstantially parallel to said cleatengaging end and encirclinga portionof said blind bore.

2. A golf wrench for use on golf shoe cleats, comprising; anelongateplastic. body having a handle end and an opposed cleataengagingend having va. blind bore extending inwardly therefrom; a pin unitembedded in said body and having only. end portions of opposed pinsprojecting from said cleat-engaging end on opposite sides of said blindbore; said opposed pins being interconnected by an arcuate arm disposedsubstantially parallel to said cleat-engaging end and encircling aportion of said blind bore; said cleat-engaging surface being concave;said pins :projectingrrfromsaidconcave surface to a point beyond saidcleat-engagingend; v l 3. A golf =Wrench ifor use vongolf shoe cleats;vcomprising; an elongate plastic body having ahandleend andlan opposedcleat-engaging end having a blind bore; extending inwardly therefrom; .apin unit embeddedvin-said'body and having only end, portions'of opposedpins-projecting from said cleat-engaging end on opposite sides of said 1blind bore; said :opposed. pins being;interconnectedjbykan I arcuatearmdisposedsubstantially parallelto. saidcleatengagingi endandencircling. sa'portion of said blind bore;

dsaid'arcuate arm being disposed at right angles to said pin members. Ii 1 I x v References of this patent UNI D STA E TS.

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V ORE GN ATEN 469,726 Great Britain Jul 'so, 1937

